Weather Records on 24 February 1997

1,537 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 February 1997. Highest significance: Fergus Falls, US.

Key Facts for 24 February 1997

On 24 February 1997, 1,537 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
580 were record highs and 96 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 50 monthly and 1,481 daily.
Fergus Falls set a daily record snow depth of 119.4 cm (47.0 in) on 24 February 1997.
Across 153 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 555 records.

Record Map

1,537 stations

1,537 station records on 24 February 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 February 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fergus Falls	United States	Record snow depth	119.4 cm (47.0 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
York	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Dresden	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Lebanon	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Old Mapoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	260.0 mm (10.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Leoti	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Winona	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Maxwell 3 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	62 of 100 (Major)
Tribune 1W	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Burlington	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ordway 4 W	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Woodhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	172.0 mm (6.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Canon City	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Oberlin	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Trombudo Central	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	84.4 mm (3.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Eugenio Lefevre	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	110.6 mm (4.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Wildungen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Pindathuna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Neukirchen-Hauptschwenda	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mtwara	Tanzania	Record daily precipitation	224.0 mm (8.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Flagler 1S	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Plainville 4WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Syracuse 1NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Elwood 8 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hoxie	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lenora Coop	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Altrier	Luxembourg	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ordway 4 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Donald	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Save	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fowler 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wakeeney	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Benkelman 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Abbott 1 SE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Woolgorong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hersdorf-Weissenseifen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Manderscheid-Sonnenhof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bertrand	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sandsprings	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Yuna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Craigie-Lea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Schneifelforsthaus	Germany	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kuantan	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Haswell	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sharon Springs	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Upland 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Roelands Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wilsonville	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kulin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Damar	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kall-Sistig	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Baden-Baden-Geroldsau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bettborn-Pratz	Luxembourg	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Koerich	Luxembourg	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brandon	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,537 records

Records set or tied on 24 February 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 211, Lowest daily maximum 56, Highest daily minimum 369, Lowest daily minimum 40, Heaviest daily rainfall 618, Heaviest daily snowfall 152, Deepest snow cover 91.

Records on 24 February 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	211
Lowest daily maximum	56
Highest daily minimum	369
Lowest daily minimum	40
Heaviest daily rainfall	618
Heaviest daily snowfall	152
Deepest snow cover	91

Records on 24 February 1997 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 50, daily 1,481.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,311 broken records

Margins by which the 1,311 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 610.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 February 1997

Top 20 records on 24 February 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 February 1997	Fergus Falls, US	daily snow depth	119.4 cm (47.0 in)	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	99 years	78 of 100 (Major)
24 February 1997	York, US	monthly rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	69 of 100 (Major)
24 February 1997	Dresden, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	62 years	68 of 100 (Major)
24 February 1997	Lebanon, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	97 years	66 of 100 (Major)
24 February 1997	Old Mapoon, AU	all-time rain	260.0 mm (10.2 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	84 years	65 of 100 (Major)
24 February 1997	Leoti, US	daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	94 years	65 of 100 (Major)
24 February 1997	Winona, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	45 years	63 of 100 (Major)
24 February 1997	Maxwell 3 NW, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	89 years	63 of 100 (Major)
24 February 1997	Coloso, PR	daily low max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	90 years	62 of 100 (Major)
24 February 1997	Tribune 1W, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	62 years	61 of 100 (Major)
24 February 1997	Burlington, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	85 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1997	Ordway 4 W, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1997	Woodhouse, AU	daily rain	172.0 mm (6.8 in)	130.1 mm (5.1 in)	35 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1997	Canon City, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	84 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1997	Oberlin, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	62 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1997	Trombudo Central, BR	daily rain	84.4 mm (3.3 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1997	Eugenio Lefevre, BR	daily rain	110.6 mm (4.4 in)	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1997	Bad Wildungen, DE	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1997	Pindathuna, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	68 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1997	Neukirchen-Hauptschwenda, DE	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1794 to 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1997. 1997 had 1,537 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 02-24 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1813	1
1814	4
1836	1
1846	2
1858	2
1863	1
1867	1
1868	1
1870	1
1873	2
1875	2
1876	1
1877	2
1879	4
1881	1
1886	1
1887	2
1888	7
1889	6
1891	3
1892	2
1894	2
1896	1
1897	4
1898	10
1899	4
1900	14
1901	4
1902	7
1903	5
1904	5
1905	13
1906	33
1907	16
1908	14
1909	73
1910	25
1911	16
1912	58
1913	6
1914	26
1915	46
1916	24
1917	52
1918	50
1919	39
1920	15
1921	82
1922	54
1923	63
1924	73
1925	110
1926	166
1927	402
1928	139
1929	141
1930	1,185
1931	164
1932	226
1933	331
1934	887
1935	251
1936	514
1937	148
1938	202
1939	385
1940	279
1941	490
1942	287
1943	375
1944	463
1945	212
1946	440
1947	779
1948	299
1949	420
1950	712
1951	423
1952	535
1953	423
1954	720
1955	1,120
1956	627
1957	649
1958	866
1959	217
1960	1,145
1961	520
1962	1,412
1963	593
1964	447
1965	993
1966	637
1967	1,134
1968	734
1969	874
1970	354
1971	377
1972	753
1973	235
1974	365
1975	1,570
1976	999
1977	1,307
1978	1,061
1979	1,473
1980	466
1981	1,177
1982	898
1983	533
1984	652
1985	1,412
1986	1,309
1987	952
1988	373
1989	1,776
1990	1,969
1991	641
1992	922
1993	1,730
1994	1,070
1995	1,081
1996	1,209
1997	1,537
1998	1,459
1999	752
2000	2,155
2001	1,407
2002	883
2003	1,735
2004	980
2005	742
2006	487
2007	1,095
2008	1,060
2009	852
2010	1,527
2011	1,291
2012	838
2013	705
2014	623
2015	1,963
2016	818
2017	1,612
2018	1,356
2019	1,302
2020	697
2021	860
2022	1,808
2023	1,793
2024	417
2025	966
2026	1,107

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Data for records on 1997-02-24: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	1,248
100 to 200	54
200 to 300	4
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	2
600 to 700	1